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venerdì 15 marzo 2013
Dave Grohl took his directorial skills beyond Soundgarden music videos for his first documentary film entitled Sound City, which tells of the history of Sound City Studios, a recording studio in the Los Angeles area. Grohl has a closeness to the studio, having recorded smash hit Nevermind with Nirvana there in the early 90s. The film has gotten mostly good reviews since it debuted, and now this week the soundtrack follows along with it.
Entitled Sound City: Real to Reel, it's a who's who of classic and modern rock, with the likes of Tim Commerford, Taylor Hawkins, Brad Wilk, Stevie Nicks, Alain Johannes, Corey Taylor, Josh Homme, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear, Paul McCartney, Trent Reznor, and of course Grohl all over the disc. These names were just some of the ones that helped do interviews for the documentary, and then created these accompanying songs.
Clocking in with 11 songs and nearly an hour in duration, the soundtrack erupts with "Heaven and All", with the likes of Robert Levon Been, Grohl, and Peter Hayes. It's a straightforward piece with a garage rock quality, as well as plenty of brash, sharp guitars and a bombastic, explosive finish. "Time Slowing Down" has a very Grohl quality to it, and also features Rage Against the Machine buddies Commerford and Wilk, as well as Chris Goss. It's rather sleepy, or at least subdued, with Grohl and Goss exchanging dissonant vocals until the more charged up chorus strikes. Grohl is only a bit player vocally, stepping back to let the other musicians shine. The Rage components of this tune don't overpower, and actually play their most melodic yet.
"You Can't Fix This" features Stevie Nicks on vocals, as well as Hawkins, Grohl, and Rami Jaffee. Nicks sings of avoiding the devil and losing friendships (which could possibly be an illusion to drug use) against a pretty musical backdrop. Grohl's cooing backing vocals, although sparse, are effective and sound great against Nick's croon. "The Man That Never Was", with Grohl, Hawkins, Smear, Nate Mendel, and Rick Springfield is appropriately very Foo Fighters-esque, even though Springfield is on vocals.
A more amusing moment on the soundtrack comes in the form of "Your Wife is Calling", with Grohl, Hawkins, Johannes, Smear, and Lee Ving. It's a punk rocker with a silly lyrical bent, and is reminiscent of early, mid-90s Foos musically. "From Can to Can't" has a lineup of Grohl, Rick Nielsen, Scott Reeder, and Stone Sour's Corey Taylor on vocals. Taylor's emotive delivery and lyrical melancholy goes a long way to guiding this song, which is quite beautiful.
"Centipede", with Goss, Grohl, Johannes, and Josh Homme on vocals, is a dizzying little acoustic riff that showcases Homme's eerie delivery quite well. It sounds a bit like an unplugged Queens of the Stone Age. Grohl's touch comes in when the electric instruments kick in halfway through the song, Homme's voice a sturdy murmur against the ascending riffage. "A Trick with No Sleeve" is built from the trio of Grohl, Homme, and Johannes, who takes the mic in this drum-heavy and trippy rocker.
Next is "Cut Me Some Slack", the track that led the Nirvana reunion with Paul McCartney on vocals during the song's debut at the 12 12 12 Hurricane Sandy benefit concert. The studio version manages to evoke the same energy and presence that its live counterpart did, with indulgent guitar solos and crisp vocals from McCartney. The song builds and builds to quite a satisfactory conclusion.
"If I Were Me", with Jessy Green, Grohl, Jaffee, and Jim Keltner, Grohl proves his acoustic prowess, taking a rare lead vocals position. If you enjoy the lighter Foo Fighters offerings over the years (like disc two of In Your Honor), you'll love this one, especially with the light piano touches. This is actually one of the softest Grohl moments in probably his whole career. The last track, "Mantra", is the daunting combination of Grohl, Homme, and Reznor. The bouncy backdrop of piano and light guitar fits in against Grohl's subtle delivery, which is only augmented by Trent Reznor's backing vocals. Reznor and Grohl weave their voices into a delicate tapestry supported by percussive beats and occasional piano trills midway through this one. It has the big layering crescendo typical of Reznor's work, and is quite impressive. It also features a lengthy Nine Inch Nails-esque bass and effects-heavy breakdown.
With an impressive lineup of some of the best musicians still in the game, there's virtually nothing to dislike about Sound City: Real to Reel. The influence of all of these extraordinarily talented musicians means that you don't just hear the exclusive musical leanings of Grohl. From the eerie acoustics of Josh Homme's work, the sullenness of Corey Taylor's contribution, and the gradation of Reznor's tune, you can tell that these were all collaborations between these musicians. Grohl may have been commandeering force behind the film and the soundtrack, but he lets plenty of others take the reins, resulting in a one hour musical tour de force.
On Record Store Day, April 20, Soundgarden will be releasing a limited edition vinyl of the King Animal demos worldwide. This is the first time these recordings have been available together. The songs will be pressed on 10″ PINK vinyl and the 6-song package will also include a free digital download card. Track listing and artwork will be as follows:
Music/Lyrics: Cornell © You Make Me Sick I Make Music
Recorded by Chris Cornell at TNC Studios in Los Angeles, CA
Music/Lyrics: Cornell © You Make Me Sick I Make Music
Recorded by Chris Cornell at TNC Studios in Los Angeles, CA
Music: Cameron/Thayil/Shepherd Lyrics: Cornell © You Make Me Sick I Make Music and Walpurgis Night Music and In One Ear Out Your Mother and Noyes Inneroutter
Recorded at Deke River Studio in Seattle, WA by Josh Evans and at TNC Studios in Los Angeles, CA by Chris Cornell
Music/Lyrics: Cornell © You Make Me Sick I Make Music
Recorded by Chris Cornell at TNC Studios in Los Angeles, CA
Music/Lyrics: Cornell © You Make Me Sick I Make Music
Recorded by Chris Cornell at TNC Studios in Los Angeles, CA
Music: Thayil Lyrics: Cornell © You Make Me Sick I Make Music and In One Ear Out Your Mother
Recorded by Soundgarden at Deek River Studio and Chris Cornell at TNC Studios in Los Angeles, CA
Dave Grohl said in a new interview with Billboard that he has "a crazy idea of what I want to do with the next [Foo Fighters] record and how we record it. It's not conventional. It won't be a conventional record."
Taylor Hawkins added, "just sort of a germ in Dave's head at this point. He says he's got a lot of ideas. We haven't really gotten down to brass tacks. I don't know what the path will be. It's always a little different, which is good."
Scott Weiland in Washington DC - Howard Theatre - 3/11/2013
Alice in Chains: New Album date release and song titles
According to Amazon, Alice In Chains new album The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here will be released on May 14th. The following song titles were also revealed in Revolver Magazine:
Low Ceiling
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
Lab Monkey
Hung On A Hook
Pretty Done
Breath On A Window
Phantom Limb
mercoledì 13 marzo 2013
Los Angeles may be a centerpiece of musical excellence, but the Pacific Northwest is home to a caliber of talent that borders on outrageous. Rock enthusiasts and Seattleites familiar with Jeff Angell's burning blues guitar & vocals in The Missionary Position will find an irresistible gravity in the collective musical caliber and dynamics of Walking Papers. Buoyed powerfully by the thundering drums of Barrett Martin from Screaming Trees and legendary bassist Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses, Loaded and more, the band has quickly proven themselves to be among the more promising musical gems of the post-Mayan Apocalypse era with a new album earning high marks in Rock circles and a smoldering live show that serves as ample evidence of the seasoned rockers' abilities.
There's a fiery gravity and growl to contend with on Walking Papers' more front-loaded aggressive side, while a gorgeous, smoky blues thread counters the hard rock impact with a groove-driven sound buoyed by Duff's rumbling bass and Martin's percussive versatility. Benjamin Anderson rounds out the lineup with a flourish of keys that gives the production a more classic feel, adding nuanced color to the ample musical firepower.
The band's debut self-titled album was released last October, and also features Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, whose work with Martin goes back to their collaboration on the cherished Mad Season record. The band's collective "workshop" method of songwriting helped propel the musicianship on the album to its highest potential – though it certainly didn't hurt to have PJ's lead axeman laying down solos on two tracks.
When Walking Papers rolled through Los Angeles last month in support of the album, Antiquiet performed the proper assortment of occult rituals and sacrifices to pull the guys into the studio for an exclusive Antiquiet Session.
Scott Weiland briefly discussed his ex-bandmates Robert DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots) and Slash (Velvet Revolver) performing together with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry on Sunday at his show last night in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He mentioned that they had played together recently, and that he loves all of the musicians he has played with in his career. Weiland added that he was not going to make any jokes and that he was being serious when saying he loves all the musicians he's played with. Some fans interpreted that Weiland was being sincere, while some think he may have been sarcastic, but he didn't say anything negative about Slash or DeLeo.
Here are some fan reviews commented regarding Scott Weiland's performance last night in New Brunswick, New Jersey:
Sklashboombash commented the following review on Belowempty:
"Ok. Here's my two cents. Contrary to recent reports, Scott's vocals weren't bad. Was he the best he's been? No. But he sang pretty well. We all know his voice has gotten more and more nasally over the years, so he kept on that path. There were a couple of botched lyrics, but again, nothing new…and nothing atrocious either. He talked plenty in between songs, sometimes too much for the crowd's restlessness. He even brought up the Slash & Rob jam with Aerosmith. You can hear it in his voice, it bothered him It was sad at times to hear him talk about STP memories, about what those songs mean to him all the while none of those guys are standing there with him. Which brings me to the next point…his band. Oh my! Scott's performance with a GOOD band would've resulted in a good evening. These guys are just not that good. The drummer constantly missed cues. Doug over plays on EVERY SONG. Jeez!!!!! Give it a rest. Not every song is meant to have a lead guitar noodling all throughout. If you're going to play STP songs, then, I'm sorry to break it to you, but you HAVE TO LEARN HOW THEY GO. I'm all about trying something different and re-imagining a song, but this was not that. A talent like Scott Weiland (who's sold millions of records and played with the level of talent that he has in STP & VR) should have no issue getting real professional musicians in a band. How is it possible that he doesn't realize what this sounds like? Shows like this, despite HIS performance not being bad, really hurt his legacy, reputation and do nothing for his already tainted public perception. Tonight, it wasn't his fault. This band of his shoulders 100% of the blame. With all that said, to be fair, there were some highlights. I thought Kitchenware & Candybars, Jean Genie & Paralysis were some of the better tunes, as a whole. Again, Scott sounded pretty consistent. But there's only so much he can do to save the sloppy band behind him. For all the flack that Axl gets for his band of guns for hire (no pun intended), like it or hate it, at least he went out and got guys that could play the songs properly. And you're right, when we're used to having the (as you called them) masters play these songs, most would pale in comparison, but even something like Roadhouse Blues was butchered. "
CoreurpletinyNo4Shangriy commented this review on Belowempty:
"I just got home from seeing Scott (and the Wildabouts) at the State Theatre.I am still in (blind) confusion. To say something though, I feel bad for Scott, My favorite frontman ever. The band is made up of talented musicians, and Scott's voice was top notch tonight, but something about the set and the theater atmosphere filled with ass-holes, really brought the mood down. I did not enjoy this show as much as I anticipated. When I looked back, I saw empty seats and people yelling foul things to Scott and the band. They even got a new drummer for whatever reason (Original Wildabouts Drummer was Sick? Quit the band?). Scott went on rambles after each song, and the audience HATED that. I could not understand a word coming out of his mouth because of all the boos and putdowns. Scott should NOT be doing STP songs live with his band either, especially at a theater venue. It just seemed depressing hearing watered down versions of STP songs. The band really only performs solo/covers well. Scott should really do his solo material and focus more on a new record, and try to build this band from the ground up. Relying on the past will NOT get him anywhere. I know for a fact that 75% of the people in that venue lost respect for Scott. It is quite heartbreaking for me knowing that Scott's legacy is coming down fast. I even heard that Scott had to be carried to his tour RV after the show tonight. He did seem very loopy on-stage. Not a drunk type though. Not going to jump to conclusions here but… Read between the lines. That's all I have to say. If Scott comes to a bar or venue like the Stone Pony again touring for his new "Punk" album, I'll go and see him. If he continues "Purple to the Core", even a diehard fan like me will not go. It saddens me, and I'm sure it saddens Scott deep down inside too."
Christina Stanley Salerno commented this review on Scott Weiland's official Facebook page:
"The show in NJ was awesome. cant say the same about the crowd. thanks for being u. you rocked it, regardless. Congrats on your engagement."
Bryan commented this review on Grungereport.net:
"Good show. Scott seemed sincere and was trying to tell some of the story behind the songs and people were so rude. One jackass behind me kept yelling for Sin. I've seen STP and Scott solo many times and this crowd may take the cake for the biggest bunch of pricks and that's even after the Grammercy show where all people wanted to hear was STP."
martedì 12 marzo 2013
Natalie Maines (Dixie Chicks) - Without You (Eddie Vedder Cover)
Natalie Maines (Dixie Chicks) - Without You (Eddie Vedder Cover)
Her solo Album out on 7 May - Mother
Orianthi - Heaven in this hell - Album streaming
Orianthi new Album - Heaven in this hell - streaming here
PEARL JAM demos titles for new album
Pearl Jam Demos:
Mercury (Ed on vocals)
Believed In (Ed on vocals)
3, 2, 1 (Jeff? on vocals)
The Gift (Matt? on vocals)
Alford Pleas
Transience (Ed on vocals)
Stone Temple Pilots Official Website
Stone Temple Pilots have deleted everything on their official website StoneTemplePilots.com, and have replaced it with a large message containing their short February 27th press release announcing the firing of Scott Weiland. Weiland has disputed in the press that he's been fired, proclaiming that he is still STP's frontman.
Possible Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland went on a long rant at his solo show last night in Washington DC. Numerous fans on Twitter claimed Weiland was drunk during his performance. chloesdad said on the BelowEmpty.com forums, "I've seen more STP/VR/Scott solo then I can count and this was by far the most painful show I've ever been to and that includes a show in which he didn't even show up (Tampa 2008)."
Weiland's rant included his thoughts on President Obama, "I think we have an amazing President, he's just amazing." He also said, "You're thinking Scott Weiland is on drugs again…no that was 11 years ago, but I still drink…" This led into a bizarre rant about blogs, which included him asking what a blog was and proclaiming "Peter Jennings is awesome."
Weiland also discussed Grunge, "People called it Grunge, but it wasn't Grunge…it was going on everywhere." Weiland seemed to be talking about how Seattle gets the most attention when it comes to the Grunge era. chloesdad said on BelowEmpty.com regarding Weiland's rants, "Definitely went on rants that made little to no sense."
lunedì 11 marzo 2013
Duff McKagan's Loaded: Cocaine
Duff McKagan's Loaded: Cocaine - This video was filmed on the 2013 Australian Soundwave tour, as well as in Tokyo, Japan. Thank you, Soundwave. Thank you, Tokyo.
Jeff Ament: 50 Years By The Numbers
Jeff Ament infographic madness!
50 Years By The Numbers. Read HERE
Myles Kennedy - exclusive interview
Myles Kennedy exclusive interview backstage after the show in Nottingham.
Ending the Apocalyptic Love Tour 2012/2013.
Nicole Forentino about next Smashing Pumpkins album
In a recent question & answer session with fans via her Facebook page Smashing Pumpkins bassist Nicole Fiorentino said the following:
Regarding new Pumpkins material & the upcoming Smashing Pumpkins album:
Nicole: Yes we are working on new music now.
Nicole: Yeah i think we would do another double album.
Nicole: it is not unlikely that dream machine will be on next record.
On the latest Smashing Pumpkins touring news:
Nicole: Hmmm, not sure about VIP for Europe. I can't imagine why we wouldn't.
Nicole: Yeah we will do another full scale US tour again, just doing the south now because we skipped it last year.
Nicole: I'm sure we will be back in SA. we love playing there. however after the euro tour we will be focusing on recording.
Nicole: We've only played quiet at the VIP shows. i would love to play it at a show though, great song. so fun.
On her band "The Cold & the Lovely" and her solo career:
Nicole: Cold and lovely is so much fun. i love playing with my girls and it is an honor to play with such amazing musicians. Meg has got more talent in her pinky finger than most artists out there these days.
Nicole: Yeah I really want to do a solo album. I think i will focus on that the next time I have a break, but I don't think it will be anytime soon!
Scott Weiland poor performance in New York. This tour was realy necessary??
Above is a video from Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts' show in New York on Saturday at Irving Plaza, butchering Stone Temple Pilots' epic 8 minute Core album closer "Where The River Goes" followed by a cover of Jane's Addiction's "Mountain Song." Sad to see one of my favorite STP songs performed like that, we as always are still rooting for Scott. He's a great performer and good guy, but obviously something is not right about what's been going on during this tour. Below is video of "Naked Sunday."
Performance featuring STP's Robert DeLeo, Slash, Steven Tyler & Joe Perry: SETLIST
Stone Temple Pilots bassist Robert DeLeo performed with Aerosmith members Steven Tyler and Joe Perry yesterday in Los Angeles at the Stuart House Benefit, with Brian Tichy on drums. Former Velvet Revolver/Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash also performed "Mama Kin" with them. Video of that song still hasn't surfaced. This was the first time members of Scott Weiland's two bands bands that he was fired from, Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, have performed together. Tyler introduced "Dream On" by jokingly saying, "Here's a song we just wrote for this occasion, by Robert."
This isn't the first time Robert DeLeo has performed with Aerosmith members. Robert and Dean DeLeo performed with Steven Tyler on American Idol in May 2011. Steven Tyler and Joe Perry also joined Stone Temple Pilots onstage at the band's iconic performance at Madison Square Garden in November 1996, a show that is widely regarded as one of STP's best. STP have also opened for Aerosmith in the past, including a fall 2002 North American tour.
Movin' Out
Walkin' the Dog
Sweet Emotion
Dream On
Season of the Wither
Come Together
Walk This Way
Mama Kin
domenica 10 marzo 2013
Stone Temple Pilots Bassist Robert DeLeo perform with Slash
Scott Weiland's worst nightmare has come true, members of the two bands he was fired from have joined forces. Stone Temple Pilots bassist Robert DeLeo played with former Velvet Revolver/Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash yesterday. They were joined by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Brian Tichy. The group of legendary musicians were rehearsing for a performance at the Varvados Stuart House Charity Auction, which takes place today.
Slash on Twitter about Alter Bridge and Myles Kennedy
Slash: AB fans have no cause for worry, they will soon release a new CD. & tour this year. I will catch Myles on the flip side. iiii]; )'
Pearl Jam - Touring Band Rarities 2003 V.III
Pearl Jam - Touring Band Rarities 2003 V. III - You can download it Here.
Nick Cave and Mark Lanegan - The Weeping Song - Brisbane 8 March 2013
The Weeping Song - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds with Mark Lanegan - Brisbane - March 8, 2013
Scott Weiland - New York at Irving Plaza 9 March 2013
Scott Weiland challenged a fan to a fight at his show last night in New York at Irving Plaza. The fan had been heckling Weiland. Weiland called out the fan to come on stage, "So you're fuckin' pulling that fuckin' like gun shit off on me? Then come up and meet me one on one man. You play tough guy from an audience behind a barricade. [talking to security guard regarding fighting him] I'd love to. Yeah, that guy. Trust me. And just don't forget it guys like you fuckin' waste your money. I mean, actually, let him stay here, and just get all fuckin' riled up. He won't be able to sleep tonight."
You can watch video of the incident below. If the embedded video doesn't work click here to watch it.
sabato 9 marzo 2013
Soundgarden: A Night in Pictures
Photos from Soundgarden's upcoming episode of Live from the Artists Den, filmed at The Wiltern in Los Angeles.
Walking Papers - European Tour 2013
Mike McCready & Star Anna - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
Mike McCready and Star Anna's full performance live on Kexp
Scott Weiland shows up 90 minutes late to concert i Boston - Setlist
First video - Scott explaining why he was late to show in Boston
Scott Weiland - Purple at The Core - Boston 7 March 2013
Opening Jam
Crackerman (Stone Temple Pilots song)
Wicked Garden (Stone Temple Pilots song)
Naked Sunday (Stone Temple Pilots song)
Creep (Stone Temple Pilots song)
The Jean Genie (David Bowie cover)
Kitchenware & Candybars (Stone Temple Pilots song)
Where the River Goes (Stone Temple Pilots song)
Mountain Song (Jane's Addiction cover)
Big Empty (Stone Temple Pilots song)
Can't Stand Me Now (The Libertines cover)
Still Remains (Stone Temple Pilots song)
Interstate Love Song (Stone Temple Pilots song)
Roadhouse Blues (The Doors cover)
Sex Type Thing (Stone Temple Pilots song)
Billy Corgn talks about new material - Smashing Pumpkins 2013 Tour Dates
In a recent interview with professional wrestling radio podcast – IPTW (Interesting People Talking Wrestling) Smashing Pumpkins Frontman Billy Corgan gave information regarding the next Smashing Pumpkins album by saying "We're just starting to work on a [new] album now so probably I'd say sometime early next year would be reasonable.
He also updated everyone on the status of his upcoming book by saying that "The book is probably not released until at least next year."
2013 Tour Dates:
March 23, 2013 Cumbre Tajin Festival Mexico
April 29, 2013 King Center for the Performing Arts Melbourne, FL
May 2, 2013 St Augustine Amphitheater St Augustine, FL
May 3, 2013 Funshine Music Festival Tampa, FL
May 5, 2013 Beale Street Music Festival Memphis, TN
May 7, 2013 Red Hat Amphitheater w/AWOLNATION Raleigh, NC
May 8, 2013 Time Warner Amphitheater w/AWOLNATION Charlotte, NC
May 10, 2013 Chastain Amphitheater Atlanta, GA
May 11, 2013 Gulfport Music Festival Gulfport, MS
May 14, 2013 Palladium Dallas, TX
May 18, 2013 Rock on the Range Columbus, OH
International dates, more to be added soon:
June 20, 2013 Live Music Hall Cologne, Germany
June 21-23, 2013 Southside Festival Germany
June 21-23, 2013 Hurricane Festival Germany
June 24, 2013 Zenith Paris, France
June 25, 2013 Zenith Nantes, France
June 27, 2013 Razzmatazz Barcelona, Spain
June 28, 2013 Azkena Music Festival
July 1, 2013 Academy Manchester, UK
July 2, 2013 Academy Glasgow, UK
July 4, 2013 Zenith Lille, France
July 5, 2013 Eurockennes Festival France
July 6, 2013 Beauregard Festival France
July 9, 2013 Rockhal Luxembourg
July 10, 2013 Open Air Arena Vienna, Austria
July 12, 2013 Pohoda Festival Slovakia
July 14, 2013 Rock in Roma Festival Italy
July 16, 2013 Theatre Antique Vienne, France
July 17, 2013 Carcasonne Festival France
July 18, 2013 Mares Vivas Festival Portugal
July 20, 2013 Gurten Festival Switzerland
July 21, 2013 Dour Music Festival Belgium
July 22, 2013 Wembley Arena London, UK
August 10, 2013 Summer Sonic Osaka, Japan
August 11, 2013 Summer Sonic Tokyo, Japan
Bush 2013 Tour Dates
Bush have announced new tour dates via their official website. You can catch the band on the follow days:
4/21/13 – Lubbock, TX @ Lonestar Ampitheater
4/27/13 – Dallas, TX @ FC Dallas Stadium
5/05/13 – Charoltte, NC @ Charlotte Motor Speedway
5/11/13 – Indianapolis, IN @ Kilpsch Music Center
5/19/13 – Columbus, OH @ Columbus Crew Stadium
5/24/13 – Pryor, OK @ Catch the Fever Festival Ground
6/7/13 – Nuremberg, Germany @ Rock im Park
6/8/13 – Nuerburg, Germany @ Rock am Ring
7/18/13 – Porto, Portugal @ Mares Vivas Festival
7/27/12 – Sittersdorf, Austria @ Acoustic Lakeside Festival
Setlist - Scott Weiland - Purple at the Core - Patchogue, New York
Scott Weiland - Purple at the Core - Patchogue 6 MArch 2013
Crackerman (Stone Temple Pilots song)
Wicked Garden (Stone Temple Pilots song)
Naked Sunday (Stone Temple Pilots song)
Creep (Stone Temple Pilots song)
The Jean Genie (David Bowie cover)
Kitchenware & Candybars (Stone Temple Pilots song)
Where the River Goes (Stone Temple Pilots song)
Mountain Song (Jane's Addiction cover)
Big Empty (Stone Temple Pilots song)
Can't Stand Me Now (The Libertines cover)
Still Remains (Stone Temple Pilots song)
Vasoline (Stone Temple Pilots song)
Interstate Love Song (Stone Temple Pilots song)
Roadhouse Blues (The Doors cover)
Sex Type Thing (Stone Temple Pilots song)
giovedì 7 marzo 2013
Interview - Brett Anderson - Suede - Bloodsports
After a decade apart, Suede are back together and ready to reveal their first fresh material since A New Morning. Frontman Brett Anderson spoke to us to discuss the creative process behind new album Bloodsports, and to explain why living up to their legacy was "big concern".
Interview Here
Alter Bridge: News from Twitter account
Mudhoney - Live in Backnaq, Germany - April 25, 1989 - Full Show
Mudhoney - Live in Backnaq, Germany - April 25, 1989 - Full Show
01. Magnolia Caboose Babyshit
02. No One Has
03. Need
04. Touch Me I'm Sick
05. If I Think
06. Mudride
07. Here Comes Sickness
08. You Got It (Keep It Outta My Face)
09. This Gift
10. Chain That Door
11. Sweet Young Thing (Ain't Sweet No More)
12. By Her Own Hand
13. In 'N' Out of Grace (cut)
14. Burn It Clean
15. Twenty Four
16. Revolution
17. Hate the Police (w/ Dead Love & Good Enough jams)
18. Touch Me I'm Sick
19. Louie Louie (jam)
20. Wild Thing (jam)
21. I Wanna Be Your Dog (jam)
22. By Her Own Hand (w/ Come To Mind)
23. Dead Love
01. Magnolia Caboose Babyshit
02. No One Has
03. Need
04. Touch Me I'm Sick
05. If I Think
06. Mudride
07. Here Comes Sickness
08. You Got It (Keep It Outta My Face)
09. This Gift
10. Chain That Door
11. Sweet Young Thing (Ain't Sweet No More)
12. By Her Own Hand
13. In 'N' Out of Grace (cut)
14. Burn It Clean
15. Twenty Four
16. Revolution
17. Hate the Police (w/ Dead Love & Good Enough jams)
18. Touch Me I'm Sick
19. Louie Louie (jam)
20. Wild Thing (jam)
21. I Wanna Be Your Dog (jam)
22. By Her Own Hand (w/ Come To Mind)
23. Dead Love
Tremonti lose US Tour withigh energy finale in Los Angeles
Tremonti showed no signs of wear and tear during the final stop of their latest U.S. tour on Tuesday night (March 5) in Los Angeles. There was plenty of energy in the Roxy as the band roared through a powerful set for a packed house.
The band opened their set with the hard hitting 'All I Was' album opener 'Leave It Alone' and settled into their hard-rocking groove with 'Giving Up.' Frontman Mark Tremonti and guitarist Eric Friedman took turns throughout the night keeping the audience fully involved, whether it be through getting the crowd to clap along or asking for some vocal assistance. Of course, the latter request was at its loudest during the performance of their singles 'So You're Afraid,' 'Wish You Well' and especially on 'You Waste Your Time,' which came toward the end of their set.
Other standouts included the more melancholy track 'The Things I've Seen' and the performance of two non-album cuts — 'All That I've Got' and 'Gone.' The former provided a mixture of Garrett Whitlock power drumming and Wolfgang Van Halen bass licks that you could feel pulsating through your body. There was also some nifty choreographed headbanging between Tremonti, Van Halen and Friedman during the performance. Meanwhile, the latter non-album track, 'Gone,' provided a rocking start to the band's encore.
With it being the final show of their tour (and likely the last performance for quite some time as Mark Tremonti moves his focus toward Alter Bridge), the frontman took the time to address his admiration and respect for his bandmate, who have become some of his best friends. At one point, he singled out Van Halen, calling him "a master" and having him lay down a quick bass solo. Friedman got plenty of love throughout the night as it was a hometown show for the guitarist. And Whitlock's ferocity behind the kit was on display throughout.
The performance wrapped with Mark Tremonti acknowledging and getting the audience to shout out that 'Brains' would be the last song of the trek. With that in mind, the band rocked the track for all it was worth as audience members pogoed and headbanged in unison with the beats. Our photo gallery from the show can be seen below.
Tremonti has already stated that Alter Bridge will take precedence for the remainder of the year, but he recently hinted that if there was a break in the schedule after recording and before touring, there might be a chance for more Tremonti shows.
Tremonti, The Roxy, Los Angeles, 3/5/13 Set List:
1. 'Leave It Alone'
2. 'Giving Up'
3. 'All I Was'
4. 'Proof'
5. 'So You're Afraid'
6. 'Doesn't Matter'
7. 'The Things I've Seen'
8. 'All That I've Got'
9. 'Wish You Well'
10. 'You Waste Your Time'
11. 'New Way Out'
12. 'Decay'
13. 'Gone'
14. 'Brains'
Mudhoney: Tour dates
Mudhoney Tour Dates:
Mar 29 Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
Mar 30 Neumos, Seattle, WA
Apr 01 Easy Street (WS), Seattle, WA
Apr 12 Slims, San Francisco, CA
Apr 13 Casbah, San Diego, CA
Apr 14 Echo, Los Angeles, CA
May 10 Paradise (MA), Boston, MA
May 11 Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
May 12 Bowery Ballroom, The, New York City, NY
May 21 Zakk , Düsseldorf, Germany
May 22 Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
May 23 Enger, Bielefeld, Germany
May 24 Loppen, Copenhagen, Denmark
May 25 Werk 2, Leipzig, Germany
May 26 FESTSAAL, Berlin, Germany
May 27 Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany
May 28 Stodala, Warsawa, Poland
May 29 Lucerna Music Bar (LMB), Prague , Czech Republic
May 30 Pogon Jedinstvo, Zagreb, Croatia
May 31 Viper Theater, Firenze, Italy
Jun 01 Les Docks, Lausanne, Switzerland
Jun 02 Salzhaus, Winterthur, Switzerland
Jun 03 Zoom Club , Frankfurt, Germany
Jun 04 Concorde 2, Brighton, United Kingdom
Jun 05 ABC, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Jun 06 02 Academy Newcastle, Newcastle, United Kingdom
Jun 07 Academy 2 (Manchester University), Manchester, United Kingdom
Jun 08 HMV Forum, London, United Kingdom
Jun 09 02 Academy Bristol , Bristol, United Kingdom
Jun 10 HMV Institute, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Star Anna - Live Round
Setlist: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mexico City
01. Monarchy of Roses
02. Can't Stop
03. Scar Tissue
04. Dani California
05. Factory of Faith
06. Blood Sugar Sex Magik
07. Snow ((Hey Oh))
08. Throw Away Your Television
09. The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie
10. I Like Dirt
11. Under The Bridge
12. Look Around
13. Pea
14. Suck My Kiss
15. Californication
16. By The Way
17. Sir Psycho Sexy & They're Red Hot
18. Soul To Squeeze
19. Give It Away
Walking Papers - European Tour 2013
Walking Papers have announced the following upcoming European tour dates:
European Tour Dates:
April 27th – Tilburg, Netherlands @ 013
April 28th – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ The Winston
April 29th – Hamburg, Germany @ Logo
May 1st – Cologne, Germany @ The Underground
May 2nd – Saarbrucken, Germany @ The Garage
May 3rd – Paris, France @ La Fleche d'Or
May 4th – London, England @ The Garage London
June 11th – Dublin, Ireland @ The Pint
June 12th – Belfast, Northern Ireland @ Voodoo
June 13th – Glasgow, Scotland @ Stereo
June 14th – England @ Download Festival (acoustic set)
June 15th – England @ Download Festival (regular set)
June 16th – Tallinn, Estonia @ Rock Summer Festival
Mike McCready discusses about Layne Staley and John Baker Saunders
Here are a couple of excerpts from PremierGuitar.com's new interview with former Mad Season guitarist Mike McCready:
On the difficulty he felt when listening back to the Mad Season album featuring his fallen bandmates Layne Staley and John Baker Saunders: "Tons. I hadn't listened to that record for 10 or 12 years. I'd listen to it if it was on the radio and I'd feel happy but sad, I don't know if that makes sense. I'd feel like, I'm proud of this song but I'm also very sad that my friends are not around anymore. So getting over that and listening to the record again and listening to some of the live stuff, is kind of bittersweet. It makes me sad that Layne and Baker are not around to experience life now as an older guy. My values now are different than what they were when I was 26 and I think about what those guys would have been like if they were still around. It's hard."
On Mad Season's formation: "When we got together in 1994 the initial idea of it from my point of view…I was in rehab for booze and I met this guy Baker [John Baker Saunders] in there who played bass and I liked a lot. He was just this funny, crusty old blues player who had some pretty cool stories and was cranking Bob Dylan in his room; I just immediately liked him. So I said, 'Do you wanna play some blues sometime or come back to Seattle and jam?' My thought process back then was to help people who were suffering from addictions or alcohol to maybe do a project. That was where my heart was at the time, however naïve it was. That's kind of where the initial idea for Mad Season came from."
Scott Weiland interviewed by SPIN says he feels like moboby IS rooting for him
SPIN have a fantastic new interview up with possible Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland. This is the best interview I've seen Weiland give in awhile, we are rooting for you Scott!
On the Grunge movement: "Rocketing to success overnight was what you dreamed of, but there's no way to prepare yourself for it. I don't think there'll ever be a time like that again: My band, Nirvana, and Pearl Jam and Soundgarden and Smashing Pumpkins going from indie bands or big local bands and regional bands to being rock stars overnight. It was a pretty magical time. At that point, people were buying CDs and even cassettes. We were selling multi-platinum albums. I think people who are younger look back at that as the last huge organic movement, and people like me or those who are sort of left, there's a rock'n'roll story that goes along with it — the resurgence of drugs within that culture. It was a perfect storm for a lot of people. There are a lot of people that were casualties though, and that's what was really unfortunate about it."
On his past drug addiction: "People would come up to me and say, "Scott, people really root for you." I haven't heard that in a long time, and I don't know why. It was a very special thing that people would say, and I would hear it all the time. But the interesting thing is that it's been almost 11 years since I used drugs, and I don't really hear it [anymore] except from my friends. There's another side of it that I take personally. For example, we had to cross into Canada last night to make it to the show in Niagara Falls, and we went to the border crossing. There was this really cool [customs official], and he took our passports and he asked us if we had anything to declare. We told him we had a little bit of food, a little bit of beverages, and on days off, some of the guys in the band would play some paintball. So we thought everything was cool. He says, "Just pull over on the side for the routine inspection." So we pull over to the side, and as luck would have it, this Mr. Mountie Friendly read us the inquisition about past transgressions decades long-gone. That's a life I barely recognize anymore, and the point is, I've been on tour throughout Canada over the last couple decades many, many times. I've never been treated that way before. It was kind of shocking, and it was actually kind of humiliating."
Mike McCready Says He'll try his damndest to get new Pearl Jam album out this year, talks new songs
Here are a couple of excerpts from PremierGuitar.com's new interview with Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready:
On Pearl Jam's new album: "Well, we're gearing up to finish the second part of the record that we started about two years ago. We all decided to pull back a little bit after we had done about seven songs, which I think are going to be on the next record. I'm not really sure. It all depends upon how this next session goes. I have a feeling that we'll have something out this year. We are all very prolific in bringing in ideas and we're all in conversation and are starting to rehearse in about a month. I feel like we'll have something by this year. I don't know that everyone in the band feels that way, but I'm going to do my damndest to move it along if I can have any kind of say in it. I would really like to get it out this year because we would really like to do some touring and things like that."
On Pearl Jam's songwriting process: "It's all of those things. Specifically for myself, I will demo ideas in my studio and try to make them as good as possible and if Matt [Cameron] isn't around I will use a local drummer friend of mine to help me get an idea down. So I'll bring fully realized demos to the equation and then it all kind of changes from there because everybody kind of goes, 'Well why don't you take out this part or put this in here or move this over here or do half of that?' Stone [Gossard] and Jeff [Ament] are great editors so once you have your demo you bring it in and people scrutinize it and they either like it or they don't. If they do then I just go, 'Dude, if you have any ideas, just go for it.' I also want to be able to add to people's songs in the way that I do and I think I'm kind of the coloring on top of a lot of ideas and melodies at times. I feel like if Ed [Vedder] brings in a song, I want to be able to do a solo that's cool for it. He may not have any ideas for what that is yet until I do it right there on the spot. Sometimes Jeff will bring in a couple of riffs and we'll just jam on that. Matt will bring in parts of stuff. That being said, everyone brings in fully realized demos, too. It's like everything; we have a lot of stuff. We don't have any outside songwriters. [Laughs.]"
mercoledì 6 marzo 2013
Setlist: Dave Grohl & The Sound City Players on Jimmy Kimmel Live
John Fogerty:
1. Travelin' Band Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
2. Centerfield (John Fogerty cover)
3. Keep on Chooglin' (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
4. Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
5. Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
Rick Springfield:
6. The Man That Never Was
7. Love Is Alright Tonight (Rick Springfield cover)
8. I've Done Everything for You (Sammy Hagar cover)
9. The Man That Never Was (Was played a second time for TV broadcast)
10. Jessie's Girl (Rick Springfield cover)
Lee Ving. Alain Johannes:
11. Your Wife Is Calling
12. I Love Livin' in the City (Fear cover)
13. I Don't Care About You (Fear cover)
14. Foreign Policy (Fear cover)
Rick Nielsen, Krist Novoselic:
15. Hello There (Cheap Trick cover)
16. Stiff Competition (Cheap Trick cover)
17. I Want You to Want Me (Cheap Trick cover)
18. Surrender (Cheap Trick cover)
Note: Special taping for Jimmy Kimmel Live. Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles was closed down for this concert. Estimated attendance was 5,000.
Pearl Jam - Lollapalooza Brazil 31 March 2013
News about next Pearl Jam Album - Jeff Ament
"There's talk of us getting together in March – hopefully that'll quickly turn into going in the studio. We have tonnes of instrumental ideas and partial songs – things that are in that in-between state. It's just going to take us getting into a room together for a week to ten days and knocking through these arrangements to figure it all out. Hopefully by the end of that period in March we will be ready to do something. I try not to get too hung-up on what-ifs – we still need to have twelve really good songs before we can go ahead to the next step. When we got together and demoed last year it was super creative – I don't think anybody's sitting on their laurels."
Jeff Ament
Dave Grohl & The Sound City Players Performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Dave Grohl, John Fogerty and Sound City Players Perform "Fortunate Son"
Dave Grohl, Rick Springfield and Sound City Players Perform "The Man That Never Was"
Soundtrack for Sound City: Real To Reel
The Soundtrack for Sound City: Real To Reel is now up for streaming over at NPR.
I've only listened to a few of the tracks so far, but as far as supergroups go, I'd have to say it's right up there with A Perfect Circle, and dare I say… Mad Season?? No. No, I won't. But it's pretty damn good. Give it a listen and let us know what you guys think about it.
'Sound City' Soundtrack Track Listing:
1. 'Heaven and All' – Dave Grohl with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's Robert Levon Been and Peter Hayes
2. 'Time Slowing Down' – Dave Grohl with Queens of the Stone Age's Chris Goss and Rage Against the Machine's Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk
3. 'You Can't Fix This' – Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, Rami Jaffee and Taylor Hawkins with Stevie Nicks
4. 'The Man That Never Was' – Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Pat Smear with Rick Springfield
5. 'Your Wife Is Calling' – Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins and Pat Smear with Queens of the Stone Age's Alain Johannes and Fear's Lee Ving
6. 'From Can to Can't' – Dave Grohl with Slipknot and Stone Sour's Corey Taylor, Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen and Kyuss' Scott Reeder
7. 'Centipede' – Dave Grohl with Queens of the Stone Age's Joshua Homme, Chris Goss and Alain Johannes
8. 'A Trick With No Sleeve' – Dave Grohl with Queens of the Stone Age's Joshua Homme and Alain Johannes
9. 'Cut Me Some Slack' – Paul McCartney with Nirvana's Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear
10. 'Once Upon a Time … The End' – Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Rami Jaffee with violinist Jessy Greene and drummer Jim Keltner
11. 'Mantra' – Dave Grohl with Queens of the Stone Age's Joshua Homme and Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor
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When two men from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan took their new ride out on the town, their neighbors were stunned. How on Earth did these guys get the money for a $2 million Lamborghini Sesto Elemento? It's not like they had a history of fancy cars. In fact, their last car was a 30-year-old Volvo 740.
The answer actually lies in the old Volvo. No, they didn't find $2 million in the glove box...
But they took this car and made just a few upgrades. They invested $15,000 in this car:
And wound up with this Lamborghini:
They added carbon steel, acrylic glass, customized metal plates and BMW wheels. The project took them about three months to complete, but it's totally worth it to be the talk of the town.
From a distance, you'd never suspect there was an old Volvo under here.
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The website, Pitchfork.com recently reported on Andrew's activities, including his free-form performances and party appearances, and the upcoming vinyl release of "Close Calls With Brick Walls" on Load Records.
Click HERE for the complete feature. Read Pitchfork's complete review of Andrew W.K.'s first full-length album, "I Get Wet", HERE.
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Morgan Mare, Liver Chestnut - Sears SR
The Morgan Mare was made in this stunning liver chestnut color just for the Sears holiday catalog in 1992.
This girl is in Excellent condition with three pinpoint rubs on her left barrel and hock, and one on her chest. All are so tiny that you could easily touch up and one on top of her tail. She is truly a pretty girl. Just look at that head shot!
Size: Stablemate
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Faith Formation and Education
Learning & Growing Together
Grand Central Stations
Grand Central Stations refers to our weekly education hour following Worship on Sundays at 11am during the academic year. During that time, classes are offered for all ages, with child care available for children four and under. Please visit the welcome center to see what classes are being offered and where they are located.
Classes for children/ youth:
Holy Moly: Grades K-2
CPC Kids on Mission: Grades 3-5
Middle School Youth: Grades 6-8
Confirmation: Grades 9-12
Adult Offerings:
Check the bulletin, newsletter, or call the office to learn about our offerings for the 2017-2018 program year. Past classes have included, "The Wired Word," Bible Studies, Faith and Aging, Living Generously, and various "Great Course" studies.
(Please note that Grand Central Stations do not run on the 1st Sundays of the Month as the entire congregation participates in our intergernational 'Extending the Table')
Extending the Table
On the first Sunday of the month, after we have celebrated Communion in worship, our church family takes a break from our education classes to participate in intergenerational fellowship and mission activities. It's a great opportunity to be together, get to know others, and be intentional about living out our faith.
Cafe Central–a time for coffee, donuts, and fellowship–occurs after worship on Sunday mornings generally at 10:30am. All are invited after worship to share refreshments, make new friends and catch up with old ones before heading off to Grand Central Stations. (Cafe Central takes a break on Extending the Table Sundays so we all can participate together)
But fellowship and community building happen far beyond Sunday mornings at Central! We offer monthly fellowship activities ranging from Coffee Houses to Hay Rides and Square-Dance Chili Cook-offs, and everything in between! Watch the calendar to see what all-church activities are coming up next.
Small Groups
Several small groups meet weekly or monthly at Central Presbyterian Church. We have very active Presbyterian Women's Circles, a Men's Ministry, two small groups for parents, a sewing small group, and a variety of other groups with whom you can connect. Small groups are a great chance to get to know people on a more personal level than we can experience just on Sunday mornings. Please contact the office or visit the welcome center if you have interest in joining one of these groups.


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How's your holiday shopping coming? Are you ahead of the game, gifts wrapped and tucked under a Christmas tree? Or are you just starting? Did you hit the battlegrounds running on Black Friday — or even Thanksgiving — and nickel and dime your way to bundles of bargains? Or maybe Christmas gift-giving isn't part of your holiday traditions. Do you sit back and shake your head?
Most people are probably like me, somewhere in the middle of the game. Some items have been tucked away for months. Some were hunted out and purchased with precision during Black Friday sales. And a few still sit on my list, awaiting inspiration or opportunity to purchase.
I'm a good shopper. Not to brag, but give me $20 and an hour, I can come home with something pretty good. If there's something particular I want, I can figure out how to budget it in. When I take the time to plan and strategize, I do alright. I manage to not break the bank, yet not end up with something "cheap."
I approach gift-giving as almost as a sport. (Don't roll your eyes.) Striking a balance of value and quality, matching the right gifts to the right people, and those magical moments of giving the perfect gift — these things take skill and result in tremendous satisfaction. The course is the merchants, the catch is the gift, and the trophy is the appreciative smile on your recipient's face.
Losses in the gift-giving game can bring on reactions from shoulder-shrugging to deep disappointment. It depends on the stakes in a particular game. Just like other sports, right? It's one thing to give an adult friend a bargain gift that might be relegated to a drawer, never to be retrieved. But disappointing a child, that's the defeat we work so hard to avoid.
I approached my kids' early Christmases haphazardly, I admit. Our pocketbooks were fatter back then, and I assumed I'd be able to find what I wanted. But I learned early, if my child requests a specific, name-brand item of a particular color, buy it. Buy it fast; if it's on sale, then great. If it's not, pay full price. When the item arrives, check it to make sure you ordered the right thing. It's a small price to pay, really, and a lesson sadly learned.
"It will be on sale. I can find it online. The stores will have plenty." These are all lies that can lead to tears on Christmas morning. From Zhu Zhu pets to very specific Star Wars toys to purple unicorn Pillow Pets, I learned that sometimes the only thing to do is rush out the moment your child mentions the gift and buy it.
But once my premium items have been paid for and stashed, the game is ON. I troll websites, browse fliers and sneak in/sneak out with bargains galore. "Bwa ha ha," I laugh fiendishly, surveying the booty, calculating my savings. Disproportion between price paid and retail value makes me smile, but finding the perfect gift at a great value? That's the smell of sweet victory.


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Declaration of Independence
America truly is a unique country. I personally count myself extremely blessed to have the privilege of being an American citizen.
The United States of America has some very special components that make up our country, let's look at a few.
To begin with do you and your family members know which song is the National Anthem?
I am continually amazed at how many people put their hand over their heart when "God Bless America" is played.
It is an inspired and moving song and one which I do like very much; however, our national anthem is…. "The Star-Spangled Banner"!
If the US flag is present when "The Star-Spangled Banner" is playing, it is proper to stand facing the flag with the right hand over the heart from the first note of the song until the last note is played/sung. Out of respect, men are to remove their hat, any hat unless military, etc.
If the flag is not present during "The Star Spangled Banner", it is correct to face the direction of where the music is being sung or played; standing at attention with right hand over heart just as if the flag were in view.
During the song it is correct protocol to sing the words or remain silent, but saluting either way. It is NOT appropriate and extremely RUDE to use a phone, eat or drink, or talk during the national anthem.
Interesting fact: "The Star-Spangled Banner" is four verses long in its entirety, although only the first verse is typically sung. The Pledge of Allegiance, often recited before the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner," can only be recited if the flag is present, although "The Star-Spangled Banner" can be sung regardless of whether the flag is present. http://www.ehow.com, source.
The Story of how "The Star Spangled Banner" came to be:
On a rainy September 13, 1814, British warships sent a downpour of shells and rockets onto Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor, relentlessly pounding the American fort for 25 hours. The bombardment, known as the Battle of Baltimore, came only weeks after the British had attacked Washington, D.C., burning the Capitol, the Treasury and the President's house. It was another chapter in the ongoing War of 1812.
A week earlier, Francis Scott Key, a 35-year-old American lawyer, had boarded the flagship of the British fleet on the Chesapeake Bay in hopes of persuading the British to release a friend who had recently been arrested. Key's tactics were successful, but because he and his companions had gained knowledge of the impending attack on Baltimore, the British did not let them go. They allowed the Americans to return to their own vessel but continued guarding them. Under their scrutiny, Key watched on September 13 as the barrage of Fort McHenry began eight miles away.
"It seemed as though mother earth had opened and was vomiting shot and shell in a sheet of fire and brimstone," Key wrote later. But when darkness arrived, Key saw only red erupting in the night sky. Given the scale of the attack, he was certain the British would win. The hours passed slowly, but in the clearing smoke of "the dawn's early light" on September 14, he saw the American—not the British Union Jack—flying over the fort, announcing an American victory.
Key put his thoughts on paper while still on board the ship, setting his words to the tune of a popular English song. His brother-in-law, commander of a militia at Fort McHenry, read Key's work and had it distributed under the name "Defense of Fort Mc'Henry." The Baltimore Patriot newspaper soon printed it, and within weeks, Key's poem, now called "The Star-Spangled Banner," appeared in print across the country, immortalizing his words—and forever naming the flag it celebrated.
The Pledge of Allegiance
I found this terrific break-down of the Pledge of Allegiance. On your own, or as a family, take a minute to understand a bit more about this amazing expression of loyalty to our great United States. Click HERE to see this great article
Click HERE for an enduring, wonderful video by the timeless Red Skeleton is only a few minutes long and very well worth the entire family, despite age, to watch. The spirit of our nation will touch your heart.
The vital and crucial component to our country is the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence was inspired and extremely relevant today. In fact, it is one of the most important documents that founded America, defining what it means to be an American and the basic purposes of self-government. Please take a few minutes to read the Declaration of Independence. At the below site, you can read the original text, as well as consult three annotated versions explaining the Declaration's basic principles, its historical context, and a glossary of terms.
Why the Declaration of Independence matters, click HERE.
Summary of the Declaration of Independence, click HERE.
Teaching kids about our great holiday and country is so important. For fun and educational ways to teach kids about the flag, Declaration of Independence, Pledge of Allegiance and other holiday facts read more Click HERE
Click HERE for a great site to help you have fun with your kids while teaching them about the Declaration of Independence.
Have a wonderful holiday week, recognize the great blessings that are here in the United States of America and be a blessing to your family and country.
Copyright Carrie Groneman, A Mother's Shadow, 2013
Recognize a blessing and be a blessing today
Thank you so much Carrie for the refresher here. I know I learned much of this when I was younger in an American History class, but still going to admit I may have forgotten some of the finer details along the way. So, thank you for the reminder and definitely think it is important to in remember and recall why these things came into existence and why we are so lucky indeed to have our freedom, as well as what we celebrate this holiday for.
Such good information to know about our beloved country! Thank you! Pinned and tweeted! ♥
Thanks for sharing the history of America. I enjoyed reading about The Star Spangled Banner and The Pledge of Allegiance.
Blessings and have a wonderful 4th of July.
Patriotism for the nation we live in brings everyone closer with a common bond. Thank you for sharing this information. A great reminder!
Great post. We all need to be reminded of how great our country even with all the problems with have within our government. It touches my heart too when I see people putting their hands over their heart when the National Anthem is played. Visiting from 4 Seasons Blog Hop. Twitter & pinned.
I love the Red Skelton version of the Pledge of Allegiance. What a great man he was. Thanks for sharing this great post about what our country stands for.
What a cool post! Pinned. Hugs! Lou Lou Girls
What a wonderful post! Thanks for sharing with us each week on Four Seasons Blog Hop! Hope to see you again this week~ Lynn
This is the perfect posts as we get ready to celebrate America this 4th of July. It amazing me to watch people not know what to do when The Star Spangled Banner is played. Thank you for this great reminder.
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Press Release
July 22, 2016
Fact Sheet: $4.5 Billion for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Should Focus on Corridors, Home and Workplace Charging; Continued Emphasis Needed on Accelerator CommunitiesWashington, D.C. – The Electrification Coalition (EC) today recognizes the Department of Energy's (DOE) decision to allocate $4.5 billion in loan guarantees to expand the ...
Press Release
June 23, 2016
Electrification Coalition Congratulates Columbus, Ohio, "Test Market of the USA," As Winner of Historic Smart City ChallengeWashington, D.C. — The Electrification Coalition (EC) offers its congratulations to Columbus, Ohio, just announced as the winner of the Department of Transportation (DOT) Smart ...
Press Release
April 2, 2015
New Study: Proposed Oregon Electric Vehicle Legislation Would Add $83 Million to State GDP Through 2030Salem, Ore. – Establishing an electric vehicle (EV) rebate program for the purchase of all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in Oregon would produce ...
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February 11, 2015
New Study: Eliminating Georgia's Zero Emission Vehicle Tax Credit Would Cost State More Than $250 Million in Future GDPAtlanta, Ga. – Eliminating Georgia's Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Tax Credit would harm long-term economic growth in the state while increasing its reliance on the ...
Press Release
March 10, 2014
Former Chevy Volt Executive and Fisker CEO Posawatz Announced As Member of the Electrification CoalitionWashington, D.C.—Tony Posawatz, a former executive with General Motors responsible for the development of the Chevy Volt and former CEO of Fisker Automotive, was announced ...
Press Release
December 12, 2013
Electric Vehicles Help Houston Save $110,000 Annually, New Study FindsWashington, D.C.—Cities are saving money by using electric vehicles (EVs) in their vehicle fleets, two new studies find. City officials in Houston, Texas, estimate that ...
September 5, 2013
Drive Electric Orlando Charges Up Tourism Industry
(Orlando Business Journal) Tourism leaders, local business professionals and government officials came together for the region's new electric car program, Drive Electric Orlando, at an event held at The Peabody Orlando on Sept. 5.
September 5, 2013
Orlando Tourism Industry Plugs into Electric Car Experience
(Reuters) Promoters of electric cars are hoping to entice a few of Orlando's 56 million annual visitors to rent one at the airport and plug in at strategically placed charging stations at tourist hotels, theme parks and the convention center.
September 5, 2013
Program Introduces Electric Rental Cars in Orlando
(Associated Press) Visitors to Orlando often try new things while on vacation: thrilling roller coasters, luxury hotels, different cuisines.Now they can try out a fully electric car — and not have to pay for gas during their vacation.
September 5, 2013
Drive Electric Orlando


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STM trust
STM, www.stmbags.com.au
Good size; padded compartments for iPhone, iPad and Mac; large number of pockets
Shoulder strap padding could be thicker
Building and designing tech-protective gear since 1998 near Sydney's Bondi Beach, STM has continued to produce laptop bags that suit the modern tech-junkie.
The STM trust, a part of the company's new Annex range, is another laptop messenger bag for the fully equipped Apple fan. With a padded sleeve for laptops up to 13in, a padded sleeve for iPads, and a soft-lined and departmentalised pocket for multiple smartphones and/or iPods, the trust offers protection and access for all portable Apple gear.
The front of the messenger bag is a series of overlapping compartments; the first two can be zipped shut, while the third is the spacious main compartment. The outside pocket is where I would store my smartphone, with two equally divided departments, a soft lining and easy access.
The front of the bag is held in place via two, adjustable metal and plastic clips and covers a bum-bag style compartment beneath. The second compartment contains a number of sleeves for pens, cables, documents and the other accessories people carry day-to-day. The pocket also includes a clip to hold a set of keys and, while we wouldn't use it, it may be useful for some.
The main section of the bag, where you might shove clothes, books and other personal items, features a sleeve against the rear wall for a full-sized tablet and a series of smaller, unpadded divisions for bits and pieces.
In a familiar fashion, the laptop compartment sits against the back of the bag with a horizontal zip running across the top. This offers quick access to a laptop when travelling through airport security and means you don't have to sift through the main compartment's contents to pull out your Mac.
Running across the back wall of the bag is a slim, unpadded pocket that would suit a handful of papers, potentially useful for flight documents when travelling. A smartphone pocket sits inside, but we would use the padded and zipped pocket on the front of the bag.
Interestingly, this seems to be where STM thinks you should house your phone as it is marked for that purpose. Maybe STM thinks this pocket is out of the reach of people passing by? If that's the case, why wouldn't it be zipped and padded like the pocket on the front?
The bag weighs 1kg, features water-resistant lining, can hold a volume of 15L and would be suitable for a 13in laptop that measures less than 25.5 x 33.5 x 3cm.
Sold with a lifetime warranty, the trust is available in graphite (grey), olive (green) and red. The olive-green coloured bag that I tested was attractively lined internally with a sky blue and grey colour scheme.
Also of note, the main shoulder strap doesn't offer significant padding, and there are two handy external bottle holders on either end of the bag, each with fastening straps.
Bottom line.
The STM trust messenger bag is a great choice for tech-carrying commuters, which offers both storage capacity and a fashionable look. If you are after a bag for travel, the trust will not be able to hold more than an overnight trip's worth of items, but it would excel as a carry-on bag.
The number of pockets will keep your gear organised and, in the case of your iPhone, iPad and Mac, protected.


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For many organizations, a safety program is the cost of doing business—essential for maintaining the welfare of workers, avoiding compliance penalties and controlling insurance costs—but often not a strategic priority. With increasing competitive pressure, economic volatility and stakeholder expectations, a passive and reactive approach to workplace safety simply can't deliver enough value throughout your organization—or to your bottom line. "Good enough" isn't, anymore.
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When a photographer went on an adventure to the Antelope Lower Canyon in Page, Arizona, he had one goal. He saw what looked like a crack in the desert landscape on his first trip and vowed to explore it further. When he went back in 2013, he was determined to go exploring.
The entrance is narrow and almost hidden by the rocks.
But you never would have guessed what's inside.
This doesn't even look real.
Look at those gorgeous pink tones!
The natural light is coming in from the sunrise.
This looks like it's straight out of a movie.
A beautiful sand cascade catches in the morning light.
It's very spacious inside. You would never have guessed.
The photographer leaves a little advice for other would-be photographers of this beautiful space:
"This place is so peaceful. Note that it is the "LOWER" canyon. The upper is also very beautiful, but it was CROWDED with people. I enjoyed the lower a lot more. Advice for photographers: bring a tripod, chose your lens before going in, and stick with it. It's very dusty in the canyon. Shoot raw if you can. If you can't, go for the "cloudy" white balance, you'll get nice colors!"
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When you get a chance to visit somewhere like Hong Kong for the price of the flight and a bit of spending money, you don't turn it down, so I found myself there in the last week or so of April 2015.
I tried to travel fairly light with photo kit on this trip and restricted my cameras to the Fuji X-series, taking just the fixed focal length X100T and the interchangeable lens X-T1 with a few lenses. Knowing how useless SLRs are generally for street photography and how the weight would literally be a pain, this seemed like a great idea.
Quite unexpectedly, I ended up with a new lens to carry at Heathrow! While time killing before my flight I went to Dixons Travel for a mooch, expecting to see prices about the same as the best online deals, but was amazed to see the prices of some Fujinon lenses. The 55-200 was £100 less than the best street or online price. Having sometimes missed having a reach over 56mm I decided to get it and I am very impressed....as usual it is certainly a cut above similar range, variable aperture lenses but is compact enough to travel with.
Anyway, back to Hong Kong. I was in the fortunate position of being gifted some useful tips about interesting off-beat places to visit as a photographer so I set off to find the working class areas, wet markets and the like, spending rather less time in the well-known areas.
In summary, its a wow place to visit. I don't think I have ever seen such a fusion of old, traditional practices living alongside some of the most modern architecture, travel systems and business enterprises on earth. One second you are looking at a stunning modern building like the Bank of China Tower, but turn a street corner and walk a bit and there will be someone scrubbing pig heads on the footpath or cutting up live fish! The best thing of all is that it feels safe. I am a pretty confident person, but I really enjoy places where you do not feel people are trying to rip you off, rob you or pick-pocket your hard-earned. A few European cities (Barcelona!) could learn a few lessons here or maybe its just the Asian culture. Whatever, its nice. The metro system (MTR) is staggeringly efficient and modern and the easiest way to get about.
I really enjoyed wandering the streets and capturing the activities and characters on show. I would be the first to admit that I am very far from being a great street photographer but I got better and learned about not only the techniques, but what worked for me on a personal level. Street photography presents ethical issues that the shooter needs to consider based on the people, environment and their own character. Do you sneak shots without any consent and without putting yourself on offer?...do you show yourself and take shots efficiently and without fuss?....do you engage a subject and ask permission?
I soon found out what made me feel comfortable and what didn't and ultimately what techniques created the best images.
I hate being sneaky and trying not to be noticed, like a perv outside the school gates. Ironically trying to be covert actually has the exact opposite effect. If someone doesn't want to be photographed or has refused consent whether angrily or kindly, I do not want to take their photograph, however cool the scene may be. It makes me uncomfortable and the image would have that memory embedded like the metadata. Covert images also lack any relationship, acknowledgement or interaction between the photographer and subject, which often does not work.
I think the best street photographers get good results by simply wandering about like a normal person, placing themselves on offer to be seen but working so discreetly and naturally that people are not bothered by them or do not notice them shooting. I got a bit better at this technique as time went on but perhaps I will never be a true natural. I think the way to feel comfortable doing this is acknowledging that the worst thing that can happen is that someone says "no" in which case, smile, raise a hand, say "ok", then walk away. There is a kind of implied consent shooting in a public place if people do not react negatively, but be prepared to back down gracefully. I had a few refusals, one or two quite vocal, but mostly people were fairly apathetic and didn't care at all, just busy getting on with what they were doing. It isn't nice to be refused or generate a negative reaction and I never got wholly comfortable with that, but others may just shrug it off. I never stuck the camera in people's faces, but rather composed a scene with them in it. This method produced the largest number of keeper images and the more relaxed I was the easier it became. The fact that the subject was often aware, sometimes gave eye contact and that the shooting positions were open and comfortable, also gave better compositions than covert shots. These images were shot this way.
After becoming a bit fed up one day after some negative experiences, I tried the engage and ask permission approach and found that I really enjoyed both speaking or communicating in some way and then getting the image. It produces a different style to that when you just catch a moment of people getting on with what they do, but it gave some nice images. I do not mind sharing experiences, showing them photos, or even giving them a photo if I was to have the Instax printer with me, but I will not give money to take a photograph....I think that thats sets an undesirable precedent.
The reader will see that I have presented only mono images to this point. Hong Kong does present a dilemma as to whether to shoot colour or black and white. This is because it is one of those places that offers good colour in many scenes but amazing textures and contrasts too. I have explained before why I tend to shoot jpg images with my Fuji cameras in almost all circumstances and I think doing so actually helped here as it made me decisive about what I wanted from an image and how I saw it....as a tone/texture image or a colour image. Most of the time I fell on the mono side as the gritty, high micro contrast look just worked for me, especially for the street images and the incredible character faces.
I was pleased I made the effort to visit the hugely atmospheric Tin Hau Temple. This was one place where I really preferred to shoot colour and I was well impressed by the images the Fuji cameras were able to produce at ISOs of 3200 and 6400 in the dark interior. The atmosphere was laced with candle light, incense and burner smoke which just looked great. Aware of religious sensitivities, I did ask one of the wardens/custodians if it was OK to take images and it was. I just enjoyed being there and soaked up the atmosphere, taking my time to compose and think about what images I wanted.
I wanted an external shot to show how claustrophobic the position of the temple had become with all the new development erupting around it. Time to bring out the fisheye!
Hong Kong has a lot of amazing modern buildings, including some of the tallest in the world. I tried to capture some of these in ways that were more than just a record shot.
No trip would be complete without a ride on the famous Star Ferry which crosses from Central to Kowloon and also does harbour tours. The Ferry was as interesting as the scenery so I took a few images of the boat and crew. The amazing skyscraper in the background is the ICC Kowloon Tower, which is the tallest in Hong Kong at 484m (1588ft).
The Night skyline of Hong Kong is perhaps the most impressive in the world and a great vantage point is at Tsim Sha Tsui (TST) on the Kowloon side, looking back at the main city. This composition using a round stairway is a gift for anyone with a fisheye lens, with its mixture of shapes and lighting.
The nightly laser show from some of the tallest buildings is pretty impressive.
Ferries come and go all the time and give some interesting opportunities for playing with exposure times and ND filters.
Its nice to get some Star Ferries in long exposures of the night skyline to add some extra interest. Here there were 3 ferries and a cruise liner too!
I tried the new panorama stitch option in the latest release of Lightroom Creative Cloud, after taking some series of images for this purpose at dusk and at night. Its very impressive and very easy to use. Yet another reason never to venture into Photoshop!
The skyline viewed from the opposite direction from Victoria Peak is well worth a look too.
It was pretty hot and sticky wandering around so I did not want to be burdened with tons of heavy kit all day. I therefore travelled with all my photo gear, chargers, filters and macbook in a Think Tank Photo Airport Essentials rucksack, but on a daily basis I decanted the required gear into a Think Tank Restrospective 7. This is a great bag for a trip like this, looking informal and inconspicuous but capable of swallowing a large amount of stuff, including batteries, remote releases, hat, mini tripod, wet wipes, map etc. The velcro flap securing the bag can be silenced (insecure) but I left it normal as it would be very hard for a thieving hand to get into the bag without that loud ripping sound and I didn't want stuff falling out while jostling through crowds. Often I was out with the X100T and the X-T1 with just a couple of lenses. Sometimes I added a Rolleicord TLR film camera, but that increased the weight and filled the bag tightly, so I carried it less often.
For the long exposures I took the Sirui T-025X travel tripod, which proved excellent and ideally suited to use with a mirrorless camera system. It weighs just 800 grams in carbon so you don't mind carrying it around for a while. The penalty is that it is a bit prone to vibration if there is any wind, but the bottom line is that you bring it, whereas you would not bother with a bigger and heavier tripod. Its construction quality and ease of use are both amazing. The only issue I had was that it can be hard to get good leverage to lock the ballhead knob firmly enough with slippy fingers and maybe a lever would be a bit easier. I did wonder if the design was to limit the strain on the small ballhead but the 6kg rated capacity of the head suggests the head is very strong and it is not that. You just need to learn to crank it up tight.
The main areas of Hong Kong are well worth seeing but to me it was the back streets and working areas like Sham Shui Po and North Point that were the most interesting as a photographer. There are endless characters, colours and a claustrophobic network of alleys and passages behind the stalls, often lit by lots of bare bulbs. There is a style of visual clutter on offer that you don't get in western countries, which works well in images. You have to be prepared to accept the different standards of animal welfare....fish at least are treated solely as a commodity and are butchered into pieces while still very much alive. The heads and hearts carry on moving for quite a while as they sit on the stands awaiting sale. What is eaten in Hong Kong, seemingly by choice, is what we would tend to throw away at home (offle). I think many western meat eaters would shy away from much of what was on offer. As a vegetarian, finding something to eat could be challenging but there were some places where it was easy enough, once you knew where they were. Traditionally demands from Hong Kong have placed huge strain on some endangered species and I was especially interested to see what evidence of shark finning and fin sales I could find. I am sure a lot goes on "underground" but I get the feeling that there is much less of it on show than before, which hopefully means things are changing and the better educated people have an awareness that those before did not. What fins I saw looked old and dusty and like they had been there for years. I cannot begin to imagine the appeal of eating something that looks like a decayed curtain!
The scaffolding is something to behold. What an amazing material is bamboo. Its light and strong enough to be used on the exterior of buildings 30 or more stories high and looks incredibly precarious. The speed at which it is erected is incredible and the assembly is very simple, being easy to lift and secured with a twine.
There are many really "out of the way" places surprisingly close to the city. A short Metro ride from the main city, across the harbour to the Kowloon side, takes you to Yau Tong station. If you get off here and wander for about 20 minutes southeast, you come to Ma Wan Tsuen, a scruffy, working fishing village right on the narrowest part of the harbour. You will not see any tourists there! Wander the maze of little alleyways and be surprised at what you see. Wander the undercover market closer to the metro and you can see a whole coral reef ecosystem in one shop! I hope lots of it is farmed. The appetite for seafood in HK is staggering.
The iPhone proved its worth time and again in helping me navigate, check the Metro map and taking a few snaps here and there, not to mention triggering my cameras using Triggertrap Mobile. My provider (3) even included all calls, texts and data use in my £10 per month UK contract....awesome.
Would I go again...you bet.
I can highly recommend Hong Kong as a photography destination. However, try to leave some western sensitivities at home and travel outside the summer period....it was already getting hot in April. Leave the big, heavy SLR cameras at home and bring a high end compact camera or mirrorless camera. Your legs and shoulders will thank you and for street shooting SLRs are intrusive, indiscreet and stop you getting the shot. Explore and wander the streets where the working people live out their lives, as well as seeing the modern centre of the city.
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Russia will enforce a new law cracking down on gay rights activism when it hosts international athletes and fans during the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, the country's sports minister said Thursday, appearing to contradict assurances to the contrary from the International Olympic Committee.
Russia's contentious law was signed by President Vladimir Putin in late June, imposing fines on individuals accused of spreading "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations" to minors, and even proposing penalties for those who express these views online or in the news media. Gay pride rallies also are banned.
Mutko emphasized that the law wasn't designed to punish anyone for being gay or lesbian. But like the Russian lawmakers who authored the bill, Mutko said athletes would be punished only for propaganda, a word that remains ambiguous under the new law.
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But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.) – Romans 8:9 (NLT)
Paul tells the Roman Christians (and us today) that instead of being controlled by their sinful nature, they're controlled by the Holy Spirit because they've accepted Jesus and His ways. They will still struggle and even loose battles with this sin at times. But ultimately they belong to God and are controlled by His Holy Spirit.
He also makes it clear that if the Holy Spirit is not in us, we do not belong to God. Let's put this another way. If you don't have the Holy Spirit within you, controlling you…if you've not said yes to Jesus and his free gift to you…if you've not allowed his ways to gradually become your ways…then you're not saved.
Salvation is not about a moral list of do's and don'ts. It's not a 12-step program. It's not about saying a prayer or being baptized. Salvation is not even a one-time event. Salvation is a process. We've come to see it as that point in time in history when we "got saved". But if truth be told, there are three phases to a person's salvation.
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May you live out your salvation guided not by your sinful nature, but by the Holy Spirit within you.
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125 gms Butter
225 gms All Purpose Flour4 tbsp Cocoa Powder
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1 tsp Baking Soda
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*You can use any Aerated drink may be plain soda too.
Ingredients for the icing
12.00 oz Betty Crocker Frosting - Whipped Cream
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- Grease 2 baking tins(same size or bake the cake in to parts)* with ghee and dust with flour.
- Microwave butter for 1 minute on 100% temperature. Let it cool.
- Add Condensed Milk to it and beat well.Till its smooth and frothy.
- Add the flour mix to it alternating with cola till flour mix and cola are finished. Mix it well till the mix is smooth and frothy
- Pour this mix equally into the 2 greased baking tins.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes or till a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack.
*I baked the cake in 2 batches,as I wanted a layered cake.
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- Chop(into halves) half of the cherries to fill in the layers.
- Keep one layer of the cake on the serving plate.
- Now spread 3-4 tablespoons of whipped cream on top of the cake.(You can use more or less whipped cream as you prefer)
- Add the chopped cherries on top.
- Repeat with other layers (if any).
- Cover the cake completely with whipped cream on all sides and the top.
- Level the top and sides with a broad spatula dipped in chilled water.
- Decorate the top with chocolate shavings and cherries.
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Before you can begin editing, you need to get the video from a tape to your hard drive—a process known as video capture. In Premiere Elements, all the controls you'll need for capture are integrated into an easy-to-use Capture window. The Capture window lets you control a DV camera or deck, see and hear the video, and naturally, transfer the parts you want to your computer for editing in Premiere Elements.
But you don't have to shoot your own video footage to create a program in Premiere Elements. As explained in Chapter 2, "Starting a Project," you can import a wide range of digitally stored content: movie files in various formats, audio files, still images, and image sequences. Maybe you've already started using the files in Premiere Elements' tutorial. In addition, Premiere Elements generates commonly used footage items: black video, color fields, bars and tone, and even a countdown. You can even launch Photoshop Elements from within Premiere Elements. This way, you can create or retouch still images for your video project using a program dedicated to the job. You can also make titles, but this book covers that topic in Chapter 9, "Creating Titles."